After pestering Rocket for a whole day I was finally able to grab him for a 10 minute shoot to do an update on the ski area. He is a man in much demand, but his video presence make him worth the wait. The turnaround for this video was particularly fast. Our...

The last update where Lake Louise will still be running summer operations. Like a lot of weekly updates it was shot hastily due to time constraints. Unfortunately my tripod had been broken leaving me to brace my camera with two hands and my eye on the eyepiece. It...

There was definitely something nice about not filming Rocket at -20 on top of a windblown ridge-line. Don’t get me wrong I get off on doing that, but the filming of this episode was just… Pleasant. I could handle the camera with bare...

With the idea of increasing interaction with our Facebook following, I decided to pose the question. “Do you find our weekly updates useful?” Questions, as most Facebook posters have found are a great way of encouraging feedback. It was hard not to be...

A ski break was most certainly not on my schedule. I had plenty of desk work that was past due. But when the head of snow safety wants to show you something, it’s hard to say no. Last time I went with Rocket I was able to film Ski Patrol start an avalanche...